The Golden
Spike Model Railroad club at the Children's Museum of Utah.

The
club was founded in 1968 by 24 modelers from Salt Lake City & surrounding
areas. The club was originally located at the Utah State Fairpark until
1984 when a change in management forced the club to search for newer
territory. The club relocated to the basement of the Children's Museum
of Utah in 1984.

The layout
occupies a 20' by 50' space with a 4' viewing aisle around 2 outside
walls. The design follows a "Mountain Railroad" theme representing the
major railroads in Utah and surrounding areas. Portions of the layout
highlights UPRR in Weber and Echo Canyons, D&RGW in Soldier Summit
and American Fork Canyon, and SP in Donner Pass. The railroad currently
boasts 27 scale miles of mainline, with an additional 16 scale miles
devoted to Narrow Gauge. The layout also sports a replica of UP's
Ogden round house, 500+ car yard, engine and car repair facilities,
Passenger Station and Yard, Intermodal yard etc.

The layout is constantly under construction, replacing wiring, older
fiber-tie flex track, and inoperable control panels and switches. A
new dispatch panel and room is now installed and functional allowing
operation of 6 trains simultaneously with separate yard operation. Want
to play trains? Then, there's the issue of scenery, buildings, and signaling.
Do you really ever finish a layout?

The club operates for the public
on Saturdays 12:00 to 5:00 PM. (Charge for Museum) Club meets every
Saturday 7:30 to ? Operating sessions are the 1st Sat. of each
month. Public is welcome.